Sojourner Truth by Brandon
- women's rights
- strong abolitionist
- freed,from slavery by New York State in 1827
- In 1843,she changed her name to Sojourner Truth,because "sojourn" means " travel"
- she worked long hours,even when she cut her hand badly and it didn't heal well
- she became hopeful when a new law in New York in 1817 said that enslaved people older than 28 would be freed
- later she said of this time,'' Now the war began''.